Rodrigo Saravia Samayoa (born 22 February 1993) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Nacional club Municipal and the Guatemala national team.
He was recruited by Boston College, Virginia Commonwealth, North Carolina State, and Rutgers,[5] before choosing to play at Florida Gulf Coast.
Saravia did not manage to score during his sophomore season, but was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference Second Team[7] while recording two assists and starting all 16 games.
He bounced back his junior year, scoring a goal in 19 appearances as the Eagles returned to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in Saravia's college career, where they fell 1–0 to Coastal Carolina.
On 21 May, Saravia made his first professional appearance as a center back, replacing Gastón Sauro in the 35th minute of a scoreless draw with Toronto FC.
After his return from loan, Saravia made two more appearances for Crew SC, coming off the bench against New England Revolution on 20 August[16] and against Orlando City on 17 September.
[19] Saravia spent the entire 2017 season on loan in Sweden, and did not return to Columbus until after the roster freeze, making him unable to appear in the postseason.
[20] His departure, along with Marshall Hollingsworth also having his option declined, meant that none of Crew SC's five draft picks in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft remained with the team for the 2018 season.
[24][18] He appeared for Frej in a preseason friendly against AFC Eskilstuna,[25] but underwent surgery for a broken fifth metatarsal before the regular season began, putting him out for eight to ten weeks.
On 8 January 2018, Sporting Kansas City announced Saravia was joining their USL club, Swope Park Rangers, on a free transfer.
[33] He was called up the U23 squad during 2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying,[34] as Guatemala were defeated by Costa Rica in the repechage playoff of the Central American Zone.
Saravia was called up to the Guatemala national team for the first time in summer 2015 as the only collegiate, non-professional player in the squad for a friendly match against the United States at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee, and made the matchday roster, although he did not appear.
He was the only foreign-based player in the squad as Guatemala head coach Walter Claverí prepared his team for upcoming 2018 World Cup qualifiers against the United States, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the spring and summer of 2016.